User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Get to Know Your Camera
- 2. Get Started
- Use the Arlo app
- Insert the battery
- Check the LED
- Find a good location for your camera
- Wall-mount your camera with the magnetic mount
- Install an optional outdoor mount (sold separately)
- Install an XL rechargeable battery and housing (sold separately)
- Install a Total Security Mount (sold separately)
- Check your camera’s field of view
- Position your camera to detect motion in specific areas
- Test motion detection
- Arm your camera
- HEVC 2K playback-supported devices
- 3. WiFi Setup and Connections
- WiFi connection options for your camera
- Tips for optimal WiFi performance
- Connect your mobile device to a 2.4 GHz WiFi network during setup
- Connect an optional Arlo SmartHub
- Connect an optional Arlo Base Station with Siren
- Move your camera’s WiFi connection to a SmartHub or base station
- Move your camera’s WiFi connection to a direct router connection
- 4. Use your Pro 4 Spotlight Camera
- Turn the camera spotlight on and off manually
- Foresight
- Record clips from live video
- Take a snapshot from live video
- CVR with an optional Arlo SmartHub or base station
- Customize your camera feed image
- Motion detection activity zones
- 2-Way Audio
- Turn the camera siren on and off manually
- View recordings and snapshots
- Download recordings
- 5. Modes, Rules, and Alerts
- Arm or disarm all your Arlo devices
- Select a mode
- Mute Notifications
- Rules for modes
- Change motion sensitivity
- Automatically stop recording when motion stops
- Control whether the spotlight turns on when motion is detected at night
- Change audio sensitivity
- Use a rule to activate the the camera’s siren
- Add a rule with an optional base station siren trigger
- Manage alerts
- Schedule when your camera is armed
- Set up Arlo Geofencing
- Geofencing with multiple mobile devices
- Detect audio alarms with your camera
- 6. Change Your Settings
- Two-step verification
- Use face or fingerprint authentication
- Customize your profile
- Change your Arlo password
- Reset a forgotten password
- Grant access to friends
- Change the time zone
- Camera settings
- Video Settings
- Change the audio settings
- Adjust the flicker setting
- Restart the camera from the Arlo app
- View device information
- Remove a device from your account
- 7. SmartHub or Base Station USB Storage
- 8. SmartHub SD Card Storage
- 9. Arlo Connect
- 10. Arlo Rechargeable Battery
- 11. Troubleshooting
23WiFi Setup and Connections
Pro 4 Spotlight Camera
User Manual
Base Station LED (VMB4500)
The LED located on the front indicates the status of the base station.
The LED lights as follows:
• Solid blue. The base station is connected to the internet and to an Arlo device.
• Slow blinking blue. The base station is ready to sync with an Arlo device.
• Fast blinking blue. The base station is synching with an Arlo device.
• Solid amber. The base station is booting.
• Slow blinking amber. The base station can’t connect to the Arlo device. The device can’t
be found, is out of range, or another connection error occurred.
• Alternating blue and amber. A rmware update or a reset is in progress.
Base Station LEDs (VMB4000)
This base station has three LEDs located on the front.
The LEDs light as described in this table.
VMB4000 LEDs Color
Power Solid green. The base station is powered on.
Blinking green. A rmware update is in progress. DO NOT TURN OFF THE BASE STATION OR THE
CAMERAS.
Solid amber. The base station is booting.
internet Solid green. The base station is connected to the internet.
Blinking green. The base station is transmitting data.
Solid amber. The base station is connected to the router, but it isn’t connected to the internet.
Camera Solid green. A camera is connected to the base station.
Blinking green. The base station is attempting to synch with a camera.
Solid amber. A camera is too far from the base station. The signal strength is weak.
LED
LEDs